"Do the bonds of relationship extend beyond this life? We have no proof, one way or another. But there is a depth to our experience that awakens faith, faith that in the mysterious character of life ultimately nothing of real value will ever be lost. OUR CLOSEST RELATIONSHIPS, BOTH WITH HUMANS AND WITH DOGS, SOMEHOW POINT BEYOND THEMSELVES, LEADING US TO HOPE THAT THERE IS INDEED SOMETHING OF THE ETERNAL PRESENT IN THEM.

There’s no reason to hope in the abstract. The Bible is not silent on the matter. Romans, in particular, speaks eloquently regarding creatures being subjected to futility through no fault of their own. Chronicles compares creatures to a seed, sown in a natural body, raised in glory; of different types of flesh and different types of bodies, celestial and terrestrial. Job speaks to the subject as well.